Sentences with phrase «for meaningful legislation»

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And, for better or for worse, that's what they did - Obama was effectively neutered after 2010, and accomplished little in the way of meaningful legislation after that election.

The issue will now return to the Commons to be reconsidered by MPs, who have already rejected calls for the «meaningful vote» clause to be included in the legislation, saying verbal guarantees given by government on parliamentary scrutiny are sufficient.

Recognizing a role for the federal government in helping Lyme sufferers like Kaleigh and their advocates like Holly, Chris worked across party lines to get meaningful legislation through the House of Representatives.

In response to the NRA's call for armed guards, retiring Conn. independent Sen. Joe Lieberman urged Congress to act on meaningful gun control legislation.

WHEREAS, the legislation fails to offer any meaningful solution to gun violence and places increased burdens where they do not belong, on the back of law - abiding citizens and as unfunded mandates for county governments; and

With just three scheduled days left in the legislative session and the corruption trial of several close associates of Governor Andrew Cuomo for their roles in a bid - rigging scandal scheduled to commence in October, the Legislature has yet to pass any meaningful legislation to prevent such abuses of the procurement process.

«NELA NY is against the current Senate and Governor's bill in their present form and we urge them to pass meaningful legislation that advances protections for employees who are victims of unlawful discrimination,» said Miriam Clark, president of NELA NY, in a statement.

I can't speak for others but I will not be returning until meaningful gun control legislation is in place.»

The US Congress fares worst in the new report, earning a»D» rating for its failure to enact any meaningful legislation in response to the disaster.

Aside from the failure of the US Congress to pass meaningful climate and energy legislation, there is some good news for a domestic energy revolution.

The deaths of a climate scientist and of meaningful climate - change legislation bode poorly for a prosperous energy - independent future.

In the wake of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals» recent decision to uphold most of the state's immigration enforcement legislation, Senate Bill 4, we renew our call for the San Antonio Independent School District to provide meaningful protections for our undocumented students and their families, and ask that our district make ensuring the safety of our most vulnerable community members its top priority.

These examples of the pathways set out for districts and schools by legislation are only as meaningful as they are high - quality, relevant, and implemented with boldness.

Senate Passes Meaningful Legislation To Strengthen Charter Schools March 2, 2016 by Grant Callen Yesterday the Mississippi Senate voted (SB 2161) to expand access to charter schools for Mississippi families.

A recent poll, however, shows there is widespread support among both Democrat and Republican voters for loosening the congressional logjam and enacting legislation that provides meaningful investments in early childhood programs.

TEO seeks to advance meaningful legislation that would allow for every child in Texas the opportunity to attend the school of their parent's choice, specifically in the form of an education savings account.

TEO seeks to advance meaningful legislation that would allow for every child in Texas the opportunity to attend the school of their parent's choice.

We continue to support meaningful legislation to provide real protection for animals.

HSUS is the nation's largest animal protection organization that works to reduce animal suffering and create meaningful social change through progressive legislation; making sure existing laws are enforced; public awareness campaigns and investigations; assisting large corporations in reforming their animal welfare policies, and providing direct care, rescue, and services for animals in crisis.

We must seize the grass roots momentum that started last year, and like Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the grass roots organization that placed the wrongfulness of drunk driving into the minds of everyone, we must let legislators and other elected officials know that we do not want lip service and a mysterious end to animal welfare legislation; we want meaningful change for companion animals in Oklahoma.

The ASPCA co-opts meaningful shelter reform legislation largely by copying it but then including weasel words like substituting «may» for «shall».

The protest, organized by environmental groups, comes after a separate three - day stretch of activities in Washington for young people, called Power Shift 09, including a day of lobbying their elected representatives to pursue meaningful climate and energy legislation.

The stakes also are huge for Obama, who has little chance of pushing major climate legislation through a divided Congress but has vowed to take meaningful action against emissions that raise carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.

Aside from the failure of the US Congress to pass meaningful climate and energy legislation, there is some good news for a domestic energy revolution.

Since international climate change negotiations began in 1990, the United States has yet to adopt meaningful greenhouse gas emissions reduction legislation For almost 20 years arguments against US climate change legislation or US participation in a global solution to climate change have been made that have almost always been of two types.

House Democrats pressing for action on climate policy are having to resort to various work - arounds, in a situation where it is difficult even to get a meaningful climate change hearing, and for now impossible to move significant legislation.

Obviously the situation in the US is a peculiar one, and from where I'm sitting it seems pretty obvious that for the time being any hopes of meaningful legislation (or any legislation at all) to combat climate change are dead — Obama had his chance in the earlier part of his term and didn't take it.

«Today's vote provided two meaningful insights into prospects for climate legislation,» Kevin Book, an energy analyst at ClearView Energy Partners, a Washington energy - policy consulting firm, wrote in an e-letter.

Very few politicians supporting any meaningful legislation on climate change, limited discussion in the Press and political debates, projections for increasing fossil fuel use as far out as the eye can see, etc..»

Yes, the previous administration deserves every ounce of criticism thrown at it for their failure to enact any meaningful legislation that would slow global warming.

Duke Energy is a member of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, which has been criticized for including member companies that actually worked to derail meaningful climate legislation.

Obama's refusal to fight for meaningful climate legislation in Congress is all the more disappointing given the significant progress his administration has made on its own.

But we harbor no illusions that current Republican officeholders will provide political leadership or even partnership for meaningful carbon pricing legislation.

This leaves precious little time for the Federal government to craft meaningful legislation that follows the guidelines set out by the Supreme Court which would permit hastening death on behalf of mentally competent patients facing a «grievous and irremediable medical condition».

In such a case, legislation might continue to prohibit strikes and lockouts for those units, and instead utilize binding arbitration as a meaningful alternative mechanism to resolve bargaining disputes.

The piece of legislation is an eleventh - hour win for Republicans, who have failed to pass any meaningful legislation during Trump's first year in office in spite of controlling the House, Senate and presidency.

I can't speak for others but I will not be returning until meaningful gun control legislation is in place.»

In short, this report discusses the purpose of land rights and native title legislation; the existing provisions for leasing Indigenous communally owned lands under current legislation; economic factors affecting home ownership and business enterprise; and a human rights analysis of the NIC Principles.It does not advocate a position suffice to note that the full and meaningful participation of Indigenous peoples affected by any policy shift, is critical if sustainable outcomes are to be realised.

In a non-election year it's hard enough for the U.S. Congress to get anything done, and now that we're quickly approaching the midterm elections, progress on meaningful legislation is next to impossible.

While Congress continues to debate a 5 - year reauthorization and reform legislation, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has implemented meaningful regulatory reforms that could improve the customer experience and encourage the development of a private market for flood insurance.

[87] The Board - HUD Joint Report concluded that «meaningful change could come only through legislation» and provided Congress with the Board's and HUD's recommendations for revising TILA and RESPA.